Supreme Court Case Summary

I disagree with this decision because Christopher suffered second-degree burns which is more than enough evidence to show that the coffee was too ho. No warning was given to the family by the employee, and Burger King lacked to have the manufacturer of their coffee cups place a warning on the cups. A lot of cases like this have occurred before, and now it is a requirement for the warning to be placed on containers. Some may argue that you know to proceed with caution when handling hot objects, and that Evelyn should not have placed the cup holder on the floor or the dashboard which would have

The important facts regarding Ron D. Meyer versus Race City Classics, LLC are as follows: Mr. Meyer a lover of classic cars came across a 1970 Ford Mustang on the classic cars website being sold by Race City Classics, LLC, a North Carolina based company. Mr. Meyer initiated contact with Mr. Thomas D. Alphin, one of the owners in order to purchase this classic car. All transactional discussions were made by email or telephone. A price of $21,000 was agreed upon, in addition to the shared expense of having the vehicle shipped to Nebraska, which is Mr. Meyer’s state of residence. Mr. Meyer purchased this vehicle solely to enter it into car shows. Funds were wired to Race City Classics, LLC and the vehicle was delivered.

The United States Supreme Court consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and eight associate justices. At its discretion, and within certain guidelines established by Congress, the Supreme Court each year hears a limited number of the cases it is asked to decide. Those cases may begin in the federal or state courts, and they usually involve important questions about the Constitution or federal law. Established by the Constitution within Article III, the Supreme Court was declared the highest federal court in the United States as well as the highest body within the judicial branch of government. With these prestigious titles, the Supreme Court possesses final appellate jurisdiction. They also have the power to exercise supervisory jurisdiction over the lower courts. The Justices of the Supreme Court are chosen and then nominated by the President. After that, they must be approved by the majority vote of the members within the Senate. When appointed, the Justices serve until death, retirement, or impeachment. The average term of a Supreme Court Justice, however, is most commonly 15 years. The Supreme Court assumed the responsibility of having a new role as guardian of the rights and liberties of the individual in the twentieth century. The history surrounding the Supreme Court helps to identify the country’s economic development, alteration in political views, and evolution of federal structure. The Supreme Court deals with a significant number of cases each year

SCOTUS never ruled on whether or not it was constitutional for Congress to give Virginia its portion of the District back. By the time, then it came into question, in 1876, the high court decided it was too late to weigh in — Virginia had “de facto” possession, and revisiting the matter would be too

I chose this topic for this week’s forum: Supreme court of the United States Randy White, Warden v. Roger L. Wheeler on petition for Writ off Certiorari to the United States Court of appeals for the sixth circuit, , No. 14–1372. Decided December 14, 2015

SUVs and limousines arrived at the federal courthouse to a sea of reporters. Each family was escorted to the building with the help of Federal Marshals. The courtroom was blocked off for the general public and reporters. There was an outcry for information and their request for cameras was denied. Because both families had threatened a federal judge was cited, the media didn’t have a leg to stand on. However, to settle matters before they got out of hand, senators or their representatives were allowed to sit in the proceedings. Only one senator showed up. Things got started quickly once the judge sat down and struck his gavel three times.

The cases heard in this particular court are done so by either a judge and jury or a judge alone. The US District Court is sometimes called, “the workhorses of the federal judiciary” (Carp et al. , 2014). Because it is “not as dramatic” and it receives “less media coverage”, one might not know what the US Court of Appeals is or what type of cases are heard in front of this type of court (Carp et al. , 2014). Simply put “appellate court’s task is to determine whether or not the law was applied correctly” (Court Role and Structure). Carp described two functions of the US Court of Appeals, “error correction” and “sorting out and developing those few cases worthy of Supreme Court review” (Carp et al. , 2014). The US Court of Appeals deals in cases of “certain administrative agencies” (none was listed in our text and I could not find them listed on-line), also cases involving “Litigants disappointed with the lower court decision” (Carp et al. , 2014). The US Court of Appeals has the “nationwide jurisdiction” to hear cases involving “patent laws” (Court Role and Structure). There is a total of “13 appellate courts” in the “94 federal district” (Court Role

On May 17, 1954, the US Supreme Court in accordance with the United States Constitution, the fourteenth amendment, announced that the segregation of public schools is illegal. This is the first time that the United States has declared that the black segregation system is unconstitutional and unlawful. Prior to this, the black and white segregation system has long been affirmed and implemented, in almost all public places; black people are subjected to white segregation and unequal treatment. However, the black people have long been deprived of civil rights, not caused by 1954 Supreme Court’s decision alone. In early September 1957, the US District Court of Little Rock, Arkansas, under the 1954 Supreme Court's decision to abolish apartheid in

There are many court cases everyday but there are a few that happened and has impacted our lives today whether it's in a big way or in a small way.

The Supreme Court justices had a discussion in the video about the use of foreign law in helping determine the outcome of judiciary cases. Justice Scalia spoke about with almost distain because he doesn’t think that foreign law should have any effect on what the Supreme Court decides is right or wrong for the American people. He thinks that the American people should have a say, but saw no point to looking at other countries for judiciary backing. Justice Stevens, however seemed to think that it serves the interest of the courts to look to foreign law for comparative purposes and so we can adapt to modern times. These two perspectives on foreign law seemed to come from a bigger disagreement between originalist and nonorginalist views. Justices

When technology is malfunctioning, more often than not the solution does not rest on the surface. Wither you are scanning through lines of code or tinkering with hardware, the resolution to the problem can only be found through working from the inside outwards. I believe the same is true with social change. This was the philosophy of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall as well. Justice Marshall believed that societal change could come through working through the system, and his work is evidence of such. Each case Justice Marshall argued when he was a lawyer was a building block, every case a small piece of the puzzle coming together to make a complete picture. The cases of Justice Marshall changed the foundation of the United States as

Another reason is that this case is important is because it showed that the supreme court was more powerful than

In America the Supreme Court has its role and the lower courts as well have their role in the public administration of America. For instance, the Supreme Court of America checks the actions of the president and the Congress. It has the powers to tell the president that his actions are not allowed by the constitution or that the laws enacted by the Congress violate the constitution of America hence declare them as unconstitutional. The court’s power to reject laws, limits Congress’s power. The judicial branch is made up of the Supreme Court (the nation’s highest court) and other courts. The Justices of the Supreme Court are nominated by the president and their nomination should be approved by the Senate.

To allow public opinion into account the Supreme Court decisions is a wise decision. I first agreed that the Supreme Court known as the Judicial Branch, should not be influenced by external factors like the public in order to interpret the law. However, in reality, that’s not what goes beyond the scene. Those that are appointed in office are very competent and highly qualified for the position to interpret the law, but who are the Supreme Court interoperating the law for? The people; and I deem that the high court should consider, public opinion especially if it’s life changing. For example, if the majority of the people decided they want to keep their abortion rights, then the court should aside with majority rather than the minority. It’s

The $100m (£75m) settlement deal between some of the drivers and the taxi hailing application Uber has been summarily rejected by a San Francisco judge. Earlier, the deal was agreed upon by both the concerned parties after legal action had been taken on behalf of approximately 385,000 Uber drivers. The claim made by all the drivers was that they should be considered as employees and must be entitled to all sorts of expenses. The settlement was described as being “not fair, rational and sufficient”.